Congo vs Saudi Arabia: Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP
Congo
0.3686 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Saudi Arabia
0.3657 kilograms per international-$
in 2022
Congo rank
27th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP over time
- Congo
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Congo currently reports 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0029 kilograms per international-$.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 73 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Congo ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.0914 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0905 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0009 kilograms per international-$ | Congo |
| 1960s | 0.1264 kilograms per international-$ | 0.2373 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1109 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.2139 kilograms per international-$ | 0.6937 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4798 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1392 kilograms per international-$ | 0.8874 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7483 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 0.2699 kilograms per international-$ | 0.7454 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4755 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.2475 kilograms per international-$ | 0.5605 kilograms per international-$ | 0.313 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.218 kilograms per international-$ | 0.4082 kilograms per international-$ | 0.1902 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.3426 kilograms per international-$ | 0.3951 kilograms per international-$ | 0.0525 kilograms per international-$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp, Congo or Saudi Arabia?
- Congo, at 0.3686 kilograms per international-$ against 0.3657 kilograms per international-$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp between Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0029 kilograms per international-$, with Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Saudi Arabia?
- 73 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2022.
- How do Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for carbon intensity: co₂ emissions per dollar of gdp?
- Congo ranks 27th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Carbon Budget (2025); Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Carbon intensity: CO₂ emissions per dollar of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual total emissions of carbon dioxide (CO₂), excluding land-use change, measured in kilograms per dollar of GDP (2011 international-$).